Kenya is back in the international debt markets. According to a Reuters, the National Treasury is seeking a third Eurobond worth $2.5 billion. The treasury is yet to decide whether to borrow a euro-denominated or a dollar-denominated Eurobond.
India’s Bharti Airtel is in talks to buy Telkom Kenya, the country's smallest telecoms operator, to create a stronger challenger to market leader Safaricom (NSE:SCOM), three industry sources told Reuters on Monday.
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Tuesday kept the base lending rate unchanged at nine per cent, citing the drop in inflation last month as falling food prices offset the rise in fuel costs following the introduction of VAT on petroleum products.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kenya's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B+' with a Stable Outlook. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary.
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